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For the first time since the transcontinental railway, Canada is planning a sweeping expansion of northern infrastructure that could reshape trade, energy and defence. The emerging logistics corridor through the Northwest Passage is at the heart of this shift, bringing big opportunities, and some serious legal and policy questions, for businesses operating in or through the Arctic.

As the weather gets warmer, thousands of boaters across the province are preparing for another summer on the water. According to Boating Ontario, more than 15 million Canadians enjoy boating...

From shipbuilding contracts to bills of lading, standard form and template contracts are commonplace in marine-related agreements. When parties understand and agree on the applicable terms, a standard form contract can provide consistency, efficiency, and certainty.

EnCana and ConocoPhillips announced that they have agreed to a 50-50 upstream/downstream partnership. EnCana will contribute 100% of its Foster Creek and Christina Lake in situ oil sands projects while ConocoPhillips will contribute 100% of its Wood River refinery in Roxana, Illinois and its Borger refinery in Borger, Texas. The partnership is effective as of January 2, 2007 with each company committing to spend $8.5 billion on the projects over the next 10 years.

Autonomous technology is advancing in every sector, and the maritime industry is among those at the forefront.

It was a long time coming, but there is finally clarity regarding whether the monetary limitations of liability contained in the Marine Liability Act S.C. 2001 (the "MLA") as amended...

Although the Northwest Passage is generally inaccessible to all but the most ice‐capable vessels, in recent years, the navigable ice‐free season in Canada’s Arctic has become more pronounced.

The 2023 Federal Budget (The Budget) contained some exciting news for the transportation industry.

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance tabled the 2023 Fall Economic Statement (FES) on November 21, 2023. The tax measures included in the FES are not as extensive as in some prior years...

Transport Canada recently published the final report (Report) of David Emerson, P.C., O.B.C., entitled "Pathways: Connecting Canada's Transportation System to the World".

It’s that time of year. Summer is here, and it seems like everyone in Ontario is taking full advantage of the beautiful weather. There is no better place to be than Ontario in the summertime. But all of the summer fun comes with some added risks. Cycling can be dangerous (please wear a helmet!).

Canadian courts have consistently cautioned against applying an exacting standard of scrutiny at the certification stage. But the B.C. Supreme Court's recent decision in Ewert v. Nippon Yusen...

Canada has the world's longest coastline but, compared to other countries, most notably Norway, our ocean economy — $31.7 billion annually in gross domestic product and almost 300,000 jobs – is relatively under-developed.

A recent British Columbia Supreme Court decision (Mackenzie v. Harken Towing Co. Ltd., 2025 BCSC 2493) addresses a long-standing and increasingly common issue in waterfront property law...

The Strait of Hormuz has once again become a focal point of geopolitical risk. As a narrow but critical maritime chokepoint through which roughly one‑fifth...

On October 31, 2016, one day after the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with Europe was signed, the Canadian government introduced Bill C-30 for first reading in the House of Commons in Parliament.

On March 23, 2021, the MS Ever Given ran aground in the Suez Canal. This incident blocked all traffic through the Canal for the better part of six days, and caused week-long delays...